I purchased the integrated Kandy and Radius5 at the same time a year
ago from the dealer. For the past year it has been performing
wonderfully, but recently the phono section of the amp has started to
have some issues. (erraneous electrical noises). I have narrowed it to
the phono section as no other inputs display these symptoms. Sometimes
when switching on the amp from stand-by the phono section will not
produce a sound until I recycle the power of the full unit.
Do these amps have a history of the phono sections having to be
replaced or having problems?

thanks

John in Sydney Australia

jrhslick wrote:
I purchased the integrated Kandy and Radius5 at the same time a year
ago from the dealer. For the past year it has been performing
wonderfully, but recently the phono section of the amp has started
to
have some issues. (erraneous electrical noises). I have narrowed it
to
the phono section as no other inputs display these symptoms.
Sometimes
when switching on the amp from stand-by the phono section will not
produce a sound until I recycle the power of the full unit.
Do these amps have a history of the phono sections having to be
replaced or having problems?

thanks

John in Sydney Australia

I think phono stage is a plug in board ? if so has it come lose? or
got dirty contact pins

I can have a look but I don't think so. Recycling the power would have
no affect...

"jrhslick" wrote in message
oups.com...
I purchased the integrated Kandy and Radius5 at the same time a year
ago from the dealer. For the past year it has been performing
wonderfully, but recently the phono section of the amp has started to
have some issues. (erraneous electrical noises). I have narrowed it to
the phono section as no other inputs display these symptoms. Sometimes
when switching on the amp from stand-by the phono section will not
produce a sound until I recycle the power of the full unit.
Do these amps have a history of the phono sections having to be
replaced or having problems?


They have a history with one person in this group being told 'we put the
money in the power supply' when he contacted them (Henley/Roksan?) with
'quality issues' and expressed his disappointment with the phono stage on a
Kandy amp, IIRC....

In article . com,
jrhslick wrote:
I can have a look but I don't think so. Recycling the power would have
no affect...

It may do since there may be a current surge, or a temporaily large bias in
the relevant places that can 'break down' the barrier of a poor contact.

Above said, I've no idea if this is the reason in the case you report.

Slainte,

Jim

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Keith G wrote:
"jrhslick" wrote in message
oups.com...
I purchased the integrated Kandy and Radius5 at the same time a year
ago from the dealer. For the past year it has been performing
wonderfully, but recently the phono section of the amp has started to
have some issues. (erraneous electrical noises). I have narrowed it to
the phono section as no other inputs display these symptoms. Sometimes
when switching on the amp from stand-by the phono section will not
produce a sound until I recycle the power of the full unit.
Do these amps have a history of the phono sections having to be
replaced or having problems?


They have a history with one person in this group being told 'we put the
money in the power supply' when he contacted them (Henley/Roksan?) with
'quality issues' and expressed his disappointment with the phono stage on a
Kandy amp, IIRC....



Indeed, that was me. I couldn't get over how bad the MM phono stage was
when compared to a standalone solid state (Project and Musical Fidelity)
- muffled with little treble. And yes - Roksan's reply was, more or
less, the MM stage is junk, we know, buy our outboard phono stage.

I wasn't impressed with it otherwise - irritating input switching,
shoddy controls/remote and worst-of-SS-shrillness/lack of low bass. It
did, however, go very loud indeed. Sold it on ebay for 10UKP less than
retail.

Rob

"Rob" wrote


They have a history with one person in this group being told 'we put the
money in the power supply' when he contacted them (Henley/Roksan?) with
'quality issues' and expressed his disappointment with the phono stage on
a Kandy amp, IIRC....



Indeed, that was me. I couldn't get over how bad the MM phono stage was
when compared to a standalone solid state (Project and Musical Fidelity) -
muffled with little treble. And yes - Roksan's reply was, more or less,
the MM stage is junk, we know, buy our outboard phono stage.

I wasn't impressed with it otherwise - irritating input switching, shoddy
controls/remote and worst-of-SS-shrillness/lack of low bass. It did,
however, go very loud indeed. Sold it on ebay for 10UKP less than retail.


Loud is what that type of amp does best and they do seem to have the power
supplies to ensure the best *dynamics* from the modern 'AV' type of speaker.
Otherwise, I can't see the point of them, the afore-mentioned POS amp cost a
*tenth* of the price of a Kandy and does much the same job, albeit with a
lower power output. The re-emergence of Phono Stages on integrated amps is a
Very Good Thing in my book, but once again I don't see the point if they are
too poor to use!?? My advice to anyone wanting a decent amp would be to buy
cheap today (Argos? Richer? eBay?) and save hard to get summat a bit better
than these 'budget mid-fi' amps which seem to do a lot, but none of it very
well??

By way of illustration, these two tracks (taken from the same 1958 mono LP)
were recorded with 'mature' secondhand kit that (disregarding the computer
used for the recording) recently cost less than 60 quid *total* - Pioneer
SA-510 amp c/w with its own phono stage and a Technics SL-3200 DD deck c/w
Ortofon VMS30 Mk II mm cart!!

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...0Mi%20Amor.mp3

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/10%20Cindy.mp3


Not everybody's cuppa tea I dare say and perhaps none too posh (no cleaning
up), but a good example of the sort of VFM than can be had at the lower end
of the foodchain!!

(G'wan, admit it - it's been a while since you heard any Calypso music ain't
it? ;-)

Jim Lesurf wrote:
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Above said, I've no idea if this is the reason in the case you
report.

Slainte,

Jim

Did you get e-mail ? I have what you want lol

I sent a link for the charity and an idea as to space needed in your
email in box

regards

Dave